Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

राजपुत्री ततः पुण्यादस्त्वेषा शुभलोचना । वरदानप्रभावेण तव विश्वेश्वर प्रभो

Transliteration

rājaputrī tataḥ puṇyādastveṣā śubhalocanā | varadānaprabhāveṇa tava viśveśvara prabho

Translation

“凭此功德，愿这位吉祥明眸的少女成为王女；凭你所赐恩愿之力，噢主宰毗湿维湿瓦罗（Viśveśvara）。”

Word by Word

• राजपुत्री: the princess
• राजपुत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• पुण्यात्: from merit; due to virtue
• पुण्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्तु: let (her) be; may (she) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभलोचना: having auspicious eyes
• शुभलोचना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + लोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• वरदानप्रभावेण: by the power of the boon
• वरदानप्रभावेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरदान + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वेश्वर: O Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभो: O master, O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Contextual attribution: a devotee/supplicant addressing Viśveśvara (Śiva) within Skanda’s narration (Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśvara (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fair-eyed maiden is blessed through prayer to Viśveśvara; the moment emphasizes Śiva’s compassionate boon-granting in Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśvara
• Śiva
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (puṇya) and divine grace together mature into auspicious worldly transformation when sought from Viśveśvara with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) through the address to Viśveśvara, the presiding Lord of the sacred city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse highlights the efficacy of Śiva’s boon and the fruit of merit.